Hose-carrying tongs.



PATENTED JUNE 21, 1904.

J. M. BAKER. Y HOSE CARRYING TONGS.

APPLICATION FILED nmza. 1904.

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N0 MODEL.

PATENTED JUNE 21, 1904.

J. M. BAKER. HOSE CARRYING TONGS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-23, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 21, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HOSE-CARRYING TONGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,338, dated June 21,1904.

Application filed February 23, 1904. Serial No. 194,950. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES M. BAKER, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented anewand useful Improvementin Hose- Carrying Tongs, of which the following isa specification.

It is the object of my invention to provide a means for readily graspinga line of fire-hose and transporting it to the point desired; and myinvention consists in a pair of tongs adapted for closure upon the hoseby turning the loose handle of the tongs, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of aportion of the hose with the tongs closed thereon, the handle beingturned to the carrying position. Fig. 2 represents a side view ofthe'tongs clasping a section of the hose and with the handle turned asshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a top view of the same. Fig. 4represents a side view showing the tongs in their opened position. Fig.5 represents an edge view of the tongs shown in Fig. 4:. Fig. 6represents a side view as in Fig. 4, with one side of the handle removedto show the construction of the head of the tongs and of the chamber inwhich it is held. Fig. 7 represents the same view as in Fig. 6, with thetongs closed upon a section of hose by pulling upward upon the' handle.Fig. 8 represents the tongs as closed upon a section of hose and lockedthereon by turning the handle from the position shown in Fig. 7 to aposition at right angles thereto. Fig. 9 represents a section takenthrough the handle in the line 9 9 of Fig. 1, showing the elongated formof the chamber for holding the head of the tongs.

In the drawings, A represents the handle, which is preferably cast intwo parts a and Z), the said parts being connected to each other bymeans of the rivets c c, and when the two parts a and b of the handleare riveted together they form the chamber B, having at its middleportion an elongated cross-section, as shown in Fig. 9, and having anupper cirin Fig. 4, and the handle A turned to a po-.

sition at right angles with the plane of the tongs, as shown in Figs.1,2, and 3, the hose will be firmly held by the tongs and may betransported by hand as desired and be instantly released from the tongsby turning the handle A back to the position shown in Fig. 4.

The opposite parts (Z (Z of the tongs are pivoted to each other at thepoint 6, each part being provided with an outwardly-flaring head cl,which is operated upon to close the tongs by b11138 oppositecam-surfaces j j of the chamber The handle A is provided at one sidewith a hook f for attaching the hose to one of the rounds of a ladderand also with the opening g, adapted for use in either tightening orloosening the coupling-joints of the hose, as may be required.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a hose-carrying tongs. the combination ofthe handle provided with the chamber of elongated cross-section, and thelooselyheld tongs having its head held within the said chamber, andadapted for closing movement upon the turning of the handle.

2. In a hose-carrying tongs, the combination of the handle provided withthe chamber of elongated cross-section, having an upper opening into thechamber, the looselyheld tongs having its head held within the saidchamber, and adapted for closing movement upon the turning of thehandle.

3. In a hose-carrying tongs, the combination of the handle provided withthe chamber of elongated cross-section, and having adownwardly-converging surface at its lower portion, with theloosely-held tongs provided with the upwardly-expandingheadforengagement the loosely-held tongs having its head held with thedownwardly-converging surface of within the said chamber, and adaptedfor closthe chamber of the handle. ing movement upon the turning of thehandle. I

4:. In a hose-carrying tongs, the combina- JAMES M. BAKER. 5 tion of thehandle provided with the chamber \Vitnesses:

of elongated cross-section, and with the hook SOORATES SoHoLFIELD,.

adapted forcngagernent with the ladder, With JOHN T. CORLEY.

